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Endless Vow: The Zen Path of Soen Nakagawa

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Endless Vow: The Zen Path of Soen Nakagawa
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Soen Nakagawa
Translated by Kazuaki Tanahashi
Translated by Sherry Chayat
Introduction by Eido Tai Shimano
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:192
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreZen Buddhism
ISBN/Barcode 9781570621628
ClassificationsDewey:294.3927
Audience
General
Illustrations CALLIGRAPHIES

Publishing Details

Publisher Shambhala Publications Inc
Imprint Shambhala Publications Inc
Publication Date 11 June 1996
Publication Country United States

Description

Endless Vow is the first English-language collection of the literary works of Soen Nakagawa Roshi. An intimate, in-depth portrait of the master of Eido Tai Shimano, his Dharma heir, introduces the poems, letters, journal entries, and other writings of Soen Roshi, which are illustrated with his calligraphies. In a postscript, some of his best-known American students-including Peter Matthiessen and Ruth McCandless-reminisce about this legendary figure of American Buddhist history.

Author Biography

Soen Nakagawa Roshi (1907-1984) was an extraordinary Zen master and a key figure in the transmission of Zen Buddhism from Japan to the Western world. A man of many faces, he was a simple Japanese monk, a world traveler, a spiritually realized being of the highest order, a poetic genius, a creator of dynamic calligraphy-and a notorious eccentric teacher who, for example, was known to conduct "tea ceremonies" using instant coffee and Styrofoam cups.